Brassiere hook



N. W. GREEN BRASSIERE HOOK July 14. 1923 Fama.

II/V/T/VESSES Patented Ang. l2, Titled.

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' Baassrnai: Hook.

Application filed. July 14, 19215.l Serial No. 651,455.

To @ZZ whom it may' concern Be it known that I, Na'rrnin im. W. GREEN, a citizen of the United States, and a. resident of Meadville,` in the countyof Craw- 5 ford and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful improvement inl lt is an objectfof the invention to provide aidevice ofthe" character referred to which issimple in construction and neat' in appearance, whichcan be easily and econonr ica-ily manufactured, and which is highly efficient' in operation. A

lt is a special object to provide a brassire hook which canbe readilyl attached and detached from the usual tape depending from the garment without the use of the'customary" prongs or serrated portions' and in whiclithe tension on the tape binds super` posed portions thereof upon the underlying portions in such fashion as to effectively p revent` the slippage of the hook upon the tape. j

lt is a. special' object to provide a hook having a bill readily engageable* with the post of thecorset clasp so constructed as to resiliently lock the hook in operative posi ti-on after application thereto while per`- mitting the hook to be easily disengaged when desired. n

yIt is another special object to associate the"v` bill of the hook with relation to the aperture for receiving the post of the corset clasp so asto present an attractive'appean ance, in which the bill entirely covers' the said aperture, and in which the bill automatically functions as a limiting stop or abutment for the head of the post during engagement of the hook with thepost.l A. still further object is to provide a hook which can be interchangeably used either in connection with the Conventional post and eyelet corset clasp or with the laces of the corset'` in the so-called front lace7 types.

ln the' drawings, Fig. l is a perspective View showing theassooiation of the brassire with the corset, illustrating the brassire hook in applied or operative position for retaining' the brassire in place; Fig. 2 a fragmentary view, partly in section and partly in elevation, showing the hook in operative position upon the post of the corset clasp, the eyelet of the clasp being omitted for the sake of clearness; Fig'. 3 a front face elevational view of the preferred embodiment` of the' hook forming the subjectfmatterof the present' invention; Fig. l a vertical sectional view taken through the hook illustrated in Fig.' 3; and F ig. 5 an elevational view of the rear face of the hook, illustrating the elongated longitudinal slot for receiving' theV post of the corset clasp.`

The hook is preferably formed of a single piece o'flresilient metal, the body portion of which is designated at l, and is provided at one end with a` plurality of elongated spaced apart-slots 2', 2', 2, arranged transversely of the body, while its opposite end graduallyl diminishes in width, as clearly shown in thedrawings, and is provided with alongitudinally extending slot 3. The upper part 3 of slot 3 is somewhat larger thanfits lower part 3 so as to form a tapered slot for a purpose which will subsequently more fully appear.

The metalat the extremity of the body l adjacent the* slot 3 is folded upon itself to form an integral bill iwhich directly overlies the slot and is of such dimensions as to completelyy cover and hide the same. The bill 4iis bent so as to bring` its intermediate portion 4 into comparatively close proxg imity to the body l, disposing its tip Il at a greater distance therefrom, and forming a pocket `5 between the line of fold and the intermediate portion 4', as clearly' shown in Figfll.

Fig. l shows at 6 a conventional form of brassire Y having the usual shoulder straps 7, 7, and the depending tape 8 to which the brassire hook is attached, as well as a corset 9 provided with a well known type of clasp employing a headed post l0 which is engaged by an eyelet for maintaining the corset lin operative position upon the body of the wearer.

The hook forming the subject of this nesses of the tape are disposed over the face of the strip l2 between the slots 2 and 2, and both thicknesses of the tape also pass to the rear of the strip 13 interposed between slot 2 and the end of the body. By

- threading the tape 8 with the transverse slots in this fashion, tension upon the portion of the tape between the hook and the brassire forcibly binds the portions of the tape into firm contact with the strips between the slots,`especially strip l2, so as to obviate any tendency of the tape to slip, and assuring a satisfactory anchoring of the hook to the tape without the use of prongs, serrations, or other similar objecv tionable devices of a similar nature frequently employed.

For the sake of clearness the corset eyelet for engaging the post l() has been omitted, it being understood that in actual use the eyelet of the corset clasp is first engaged with the post and the brassire hook disposed in locking relation as illustrated in Fig. l. ln applying the hook to the corset clasp, the head of post 10 is projected through the enlarged part 3 and the body y ofthe hook then moved lengthwise so as to slide the post downwardly into the lower narrower part 3, positioning the head within the pocket 5. During the application *of the hool the rear face of the bill serves as a limiting stop or abutment against which the head of the post abuts so as to positively position the same in the most favorable relation for subsequent movement As the post is projected downwardly from the enlarged part 3 toward the bottom of the slot, the head of post 10 forces the bill to flex outwardly away from the body l due to contact of the head with the intermediate portion 4, the said intermediate portion subsequently returning` to normal position for the purpose of resiliently locking the post within the pocket 5 after the parts have been brought -to the relative positions shown in Fig. 2. DueJ to the fact that the bill overlies and completely covers the entire slot 3, the bill is not only constantly in a position to function as an abutment and locking means in the manner described, but serves to enhance the appearance of the front face of the hook. In order to release the hook, it is merely necessary to force the same bodily downwardly so as to cause the bill d to be flexed outwardly under pressure from the head of the post l0, permitting the post to slide upwardly within the slot 3 until .it passes the intermediate portion il after which it can be withdrawn from the slot in obvious fashion.

Although the bill 4L is primarily intended to be employed in connection with a post 1.0 in the manner set forth, the bill or folded portion of the hook only may be employed for engaging the laces at the front of the corset when it is desired to use the hooks with corsets of the so-called front lace type. Such use will be obvious to those familiar with this art.

it is thus seen that the invention provides a detachable hook of simple construction which may be securely attached to the tape of the garment without the use of prongs or serrations, one which is neat in appearance, one which may be readily connected to and disconnected from the corset of the wearer, one which will be resiliently held in operative position without danger of accidental displacement, and one which can be used either in connection with corsets having an eyelet-post clasp or equipped with laces at its front.

While applicant has illustrated and described the preferred embodiment of the invention, as required by the patent statutes, it is Obvious that many changes in details may be made without departing from the spirit of the invention, and it is therefore not intended to limit the invention beyond that particularly pointed out and described by the appended claims.

I claim:

l. A brassire hook comprising a` resilient body having an elongated slot formed therein adapted to receive the post of a corset clasp to which it is to be attached, the end of the said body being folded upon itself to form a. bill, said bill overlying and completely covering the said slot.

2. A brassire hook comprising a resilient body having an elongated slot formed therein adapted to receive the post of a corset clasp to which it vis to be attached, the end of the said body being folded upon itself to form a bill, the said bill being curved throughout its length so as to bring its intermediate portion nearer the sai body, and the dimensions of the bill being suiliciently great to overlie and completely cover the slot.

In testimony whereof, l sign my name.

NATHANIEL WYMAN GREEN.

Witnesses L. M. RICHMOND, ANNIE HOWARD. 

